Born and raised in the Ottawa area, Mychelle has a deep connection to the city and to the Ottawa Hospital. She had first hand experience with the excellent and compassionate care the hospital provides when she spent weeks in the Civic campus having Harrington rod spinal surgery as a tween and through the numerous orthopedic surgeries she had throughout her life. But it wasn’t until she attended her first President’s Breakfast that she also became aware of, and interested in, the hospital’s world-class research. 

Professionally, Mychelle has held executive positions at Klipfolio, IBM, Cognos, and Solace. Currently she is the Chief Marketing Officer of an Ottawa-based tech startup called Knak.  

Mychelle has a degree in Engineering Geophysics from Queen’s University. Outside of work, Mychelle loves doing anything outside, particularly kayaking, hiking and cycling.